Estonian minister: Arrival of refugees from Turkey delayed by attempted coup

  • 2016-08-10
  • BNS/TBT Staff
Resettlement of refugees to Estonia from Turkey is dragging on because the Turkish authorities are not allowing people to leave the country after the attempted coup, Estonian Interior Minister Hanno Pevkur says. “It’s not about the Estonian state, we have made our decisions,” Pevkur said in response to a question about the reasons why the arrival of the first refugees to be resettled from Turkey has been delayed. “It’s directly connected with the attempted coup in Turkey,” Pevkur said. “The practice of different countries...
 
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